Improvement in fare-boxes



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HENRYBARANGERl Improvement in Far-e Boxes.

N0. 122,549, y I Patentedlan.9,l1872.

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Improvement in Fare Boxes.

- N0. 122,549. Pte'ntedlan.9,i872.

I faQ/jaren ern HENRY BARANGER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARE-BOXES.

`Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122.549, dated January 9, 187:2.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BARANGER, of St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have made a certain new and useful Improved Fare-BOX for Street Railways; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and true description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

This invention has for its object the formation of an improved fare-box chiefly for street railway cars, to receive the fare. of passengers. The nature thereof relates, first, in arranging, in combination with a hinged door, reverseacting tilting platforms in such a manner that by the opening or push action of said door the fare is dropped upon the rst tilting-platform blades, and that by the automatic return or closing7 action of said door the fare is dropped upon blades of a second tilting platform for inspection until a renewal of opening the door causes the inserted or inspected fare to deposit into the money-drawer. Secondly, said invention relates in arranging in combination with said parts operated by the action of the door, and within the fare-box proper, a suitable alarm device or bell to signal to the conductor, driver, or officer the payment of fares by passengers. Lastly, to certain detail construction of parts, all of which will now more fully be described.

To enable those herein skilled to make and use my said improvement I will now more fully describe the same, referring to the accompanying Figure l, Sheet 1, as a sectional elevation at line x y,- to Fig. 2, Sheet l, as a transverse sectional elevation at line a." y; to Fig. 3, Sheet 2, as an end or side elevation, showing lampholder 5 and to Fig. 4, Sheet 2, as a front elevation, showing lamp-box and chimney in section.

The fare-box A is constructed of Wood. Near the top is a hinged door, B, partly wooden and glass; its glass part, B', covering the entrance where fare is entered. The glass door` B is marked with words Here push, indicating to passengers to press back glass or hinged door B and drop fare into the box. Under the door B a suitable shelf, b, is arranged, having a proper edge, b1, to prevent the door going back too far, and which has an opening, b2, and inclined shelf, b3, through which the fare is dropped and guided. To signal to the driver or other officer of the vehicle the payment of fares there is arranged within the fare-box to operate by the hinged door B the alarm device or bell, as follows: To the door B is secured a proper metallic support, C, carrying a springta-ppet, c, impinging with a tappet projection, c1, of a transverse shaft, C', arranged to turn in suitable bearing c2 c3. (See Figs. l and 2.) The said shaft C is held in operative position by a suitable detent spring, D, secured at side of the box, and which presses upon its retainer r1, bearing against a pin or stop, d', (see Fig. 1, 5) also to said shaft C is connected the striker D1.

When, therefore, the door B is pushed back its spring-tappet c engages against tappet c', which turns shaft, raising its striker D1; on rcleasing the door the striker is impelled to strike the gong or bell D2 secured to the rear of the box, thus giving the required alarm. To be operated by the push and closing action of the door is arranged two tilting platforms, forming the several compartments (as stated in the nature of this invention) to receive the fare before its nal deposit in the money-drawer or receptacle. The hinged door B is, therefore, connected to the operating devices, as follows: Properly secured to said door is a metallic follower, E, having a side or angle extension, E', formed with a curved slot, e, as clearly indicated in Figs. l and 2. In said curved slot e an antifriction roller-knob, c', of a connecting rack, F, engages; said rack being formed in shapes shown in Fig. l, and attached to the side of the box A. The lower curved part F of said rack has reverse-positioned racks, f f1, which mesh with small pinions f2 f3 on shafts of the respective tilting platforms G G', the other shaft ends of said wheels turning freely in opposite side of the fare-box. The connecting-rack F is properly guided in its Vertical movement by bracket f4 on top and guide lugs f5 f6 of a metallic case,

H, which incases the lower part F of said.

rack with pinions f2 f3, Fig. 1. The hinged door B thus, in its opening andpclosing action by means of its metallic slotted follower E', imparts a vertical reciprocating motion to rack F, which in turn, by means of its racks f f1,

pinonsf2f3, imparts a part reverse rotary motion to tilting platform G G. A spiral spring, H', its ends attached to follower E and box returns the door and its connected parts in ready operative position; similarly the return of the rack F is aided by spring H2. The rot-ating action of the tilting platform G G/ is limited in stroke by metallic strips b3, g, and g1, secured to sides of the box.

It will be observed that as the feather-wheels are thus partly rotated in reverse directions their feathers or blades are presented alternately to receive the inserted fare. Thus by the push action the fare, being entered through the door, drops upon the first compartment formed by the tilting platform G and by the automatic return action of said door the wheel G is rotated suliiciently to drop its fare in the second compartment formed by the second tilting platform, which at the same has rotated in position. In said second compartment the inserted fare is retained for inspection until another repeated push action ofthe door finally drops it into the money-drawer I, properly arranged in the bottom of the fare-box. curved metal shelf g2 guides fare from first to second compartment. For purposes of inspection the fare-box has glass windows I1 I2 in front and rear. The opening action of the door B- is controlled by the driver or other officer by means of a turn or crank bolt, I3, passing through the box and so arranged that by turning its knob from the outside its bolt i locks or unlocks the door from within.

At night the several compartments are illumined by a suitable lamp placed in a metallic lamp-holder, J, attached to one side of the box, and which, for this purpose, has a glass window, J1. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 4.) rIhe said lampbox is formed, however, with a tapering' ex- The tension chimney, J2, as shown in Figs. 3 and Ll, to prevent unnecessary exposure to draft and also under smoking of the lamp. The money-drawer has proper key and lock devices to prevent unauthorized opening.

I am aware that a box has beeny before provided With two reverse-actin g tilting platforms, the upper one of which forms also a door in such a manner that by pushing a knob the door is opened, the upper platform brought to a horizontal and the lower one to a vertical position; and that by the closing movement the door and platforms are brought to their respective vertical and horizontal positions as at first, producing upon said platforms an effect similar to that produced by my invention but Having thus fully described my said invention, what I do claim isl. A fare-box provided with two reverseacting tilting platforms; When said platforms are operated by an inwardly-swinging door hung at its upper end to said box, the opening movement of which brings the upper platform to a horizontal position and the lower platform to a vertical position; and the closing movement restores said platforms to their respective vertical and horizontal positions, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the hinged door B and its alarm device with slotted follower E, knob e, and rack-bar F, and reverse-actin g tilting platforms G G', substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY BARANGER.

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